The Maritime Executive
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Sweden, Finland Propose Strict Ban on Services for Russia-Linked Tankers
The governments of Sweden and Finland, which have both experienced suspicious incidents linked to "shadow fleet" tankers, have joi...
Trump Administration Sells First Cargo of Venezuelan Oil for $500 Million
The Trump administration has made its first sale of Venezuelan crude oil, a consignment valued at $500 million, White House offici...
Birdon Awarded US Coast Guard Contract for Response Boat–Small Demonstrator
[By: Birdon America, Inc.] Birdon America, Inc. has been awarded a firm fixed price contract to build a Response Boat-Small (RB-S)...
Iranian Freighter Sinks in the Caspian Sea
An Iranian-flagged freighter has gone down in the Caspian Sea, according to Turkmenistan's ministry of foreign affairs. On January...
U.S. Coast Guard Awards its Biggest Shoreside Construction Contract Ever
The U.S. Coast Guard is moving swiftly to capitalize on the multi-billion-dollar cash infusion it received from the One Big Beauti...
Dry Bulk Takeover Battle Heats Up Between Diana and Genco
Two of the leaders in the dry bulk space, Genco Shipping & Trading and Diana Shipping, are trading public jabs in the brewing take...
ABB Chosen to Supply Technology for BC Ferries’ New Major Vessels
[By: ABB] ABB will supply a complete package of power, propulsion and control technology for four new double-ended passenger and c...
Emissions Mission: Scope 3 Savings with UECC’s Sail for Change
[By: UECC] Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reduced its Scope 3 emissions by more than 22,000 tonnes of CO2e last year through bunkering...
ABS and Fleetzero to Advance Battery Containers for Maritime Applications
[By: ABS] ABS and Fleetzero have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the technical requirements for containerize...
Dewatering of Fire-Damaged ONE Containership Completed
Approximately eight weeks after a blaze struck the containership ONE Henry Hudson while working containers at the Port of Los Ange...